ENVY has given three VALORANT players and an assistant coach the green light to explore other teams for the 2027 season, though the org isn’t letting any of them go just yet. Demon1, keznit and GLYPH have all been granted permission to hold talks with rival organizations while remaining under contract with ENVY, and assistant coach WKN has been handed the exact same restricted free-agency status.
Nothing is finalized here. ENVY retains the rights to all four, meaning any actual move still needs a release or transfer agreement signed off by the org before it’s official.
A Roster in Freefall
This comes just a day after Rossy was also cleared to explore his options, and roughly a month after ENVY released Canezerra following a one-year competitive ban from Riot Games. Demon1, who only signed with ENVY earlier this year, has built a reputation as one of the more closely watched North American duelists in recent seasons, while keznit, a Chilean fragger, has quietly put up consistent Tier 1 numbers. WKN, meanwhile, brings trilingual fluency to the table alongside his coaching pedigree – a genuine asset for any org managing a high-performing international roster.
What’s Next
Demon1 didn’t waste time confirming the news himself, posting on X that he’s still technically under ENVY’s banner but open to conversations for next season. With so few names locked in, ENVY’s 2027 lineup is currently sitting with practically no confirmed roster.
The timing lines up with Riot’s newly announced details for the VCT’s 2027 Open Qualifiers, which means NA orgs are already scrambling to lock in rosters. Expect more clarity on where these four land as the offseason window rolls on – and given how volatile roster movement has been across esports lately, as seen in recent CS2 roster shakeups, ENVY certainly won’t be alone in reshuffling before the new season kicks off.